Duteronomi 17:1 Awuyikuhlabela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nkomo noma imvu. okunesici noma yikuphi okubi, ngokuba lokho kuyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. 17:2 Uma kutholakala phakathi kwenu, phakathi kwamasango akho uJehova wakho UNkulunkulu uyakunika owesilisa noma owesifazane owenze okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokweqa isivumelwano sakhe, 17:3 Futhi uye wakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, futhi wakhuleka kubo, noma the ilanga, noma inyanga, nanoma iyiphi ibutho lasezulwini, engingazange ngiyale ngakho; 17:4 Futhi wena watshelwa, futhi nawe uzwile ngakho, futhi wabuza ngokucophelela. futhi bheka, kuyiqiniso, into eqinisekile, ukuthi isinengiso esinjalo sinjalo okwenziwa kwa-Israyeli: 17:5 Khona-ke uzokhipha lowo muntu noma lowo wesifazane, abaye benza leyo nto embi, emasangweni akho, leyo ndoda noma lowo wesifazane, futhi ubakhanda ngamatshe baze bafe. 17:6 Ngomlomo wofakazi ababili noma ofakazi abathathu, lowo okhona ofanele ukufa makabulawe; kodwa ngomlomo wofakazi oyedwa kayikubulawa. 17:7 Izandla zofakazi ziyakuba phezu kwakhe kuqala ukumbulala. ngasemuva izandla zabo bonke abantu. Ngakho uyakubeka ububi kude phakathi kwenu. 17:8 Uma kukhona udaba okunzima kakhulu kuwe ekwahluleleni, phakathi kwegazi kanye igazi, phakathi kokunxusa nokunxusa, naphakathi unhlangothi kanye unhlangothi, ukuba khona-ke uyakusukuma, ulande khuphuka uye endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha; 17:9 Futhi uzofika kubapristi amaLevi, futhi umahluleli okuyakuba khona ngalezo zinsuku, nibuze; bayakukukhombisa isigwebo sokwahlulela: 17:10 Futhi kumelwe wenze ngokuvumelana nesigwebo, okuyinto labo kuleyo ndawo uJehova ayakuyikhetha uyakukukhombisa; futhi uqaphele wenze njengakho konke abakutshela khona; 17:11 Ngokwesahlulelo somthetho abazokufundisa, futhi njengokwesahlulelo abayakukutshela sona, uyakwenza; ungachezuki ekwahlulelweni abayakukutshela kona isandla sokunene, noma ngakwesokhohlo. 17:12 Futhi umuntu owenza ngokugabadela, futhi ngeke ukulalela izwi umpristi omi ukuba akhonze lapho phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, noma umahluleli, lowo muntu uyakufa, wena-ke ukhiphe ububi kwa-Israyeli. 17:13 Futhi bonke abantu bayokuzwa, futhi besabe, futhi ngeke besaba ngokugabadela. 17:14 Lapho usufikile ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, futhi uyakulidla, uhlale kulo, uthi: 'Ngiyakubeka.' inkosi phezu kwami njengazo zonke izizwe ezingihaqileyo; 17:15 Kumelwe nakanjani umbeke inkosi phezu kwakho, lowo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukhetha, omunye kubafowenu umbeke inkosi phezu kwakho; awuyikubeka phezu kwakho umfokazi ongesiye umfowenu. 17:16 Kodwa ngeke andise amahhashi kuye, futhi ngeke abangele abantu abuyele eGibithe, ukuze andise amahhashi; uJehova ushilo kini, wathi: 'Anisayikubuyela kulokho.' indlela. 17:17 Futhi akayikuzandisela abafazi kuye, ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaphenduki kude: futhi akayikuzandisela kakhulu isiliva negolide. 17:18 Kuyothi lapho ehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe uyakumlobela ikhophi yalo mthetho encwadini ethatha kweyangaphambili abapristi bamaLevi; 17:19 Futhi kuyoba naye, futhi uyofunda kuyo zonke izinsuku zakhe ukuphila: ukuze afunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, agcine onke amazwi ngalo mthetho nalezi zimiso, ukuze uzenze; 17:20 Ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaziphakamisi phezu kwabafowabo, futhi angaphenduki ngaphandle komyalo, ngakwesokunene, noma ngakwesokhohlo: kuya ukuze andise izinsuku zakhe embusweni wakhe, yena nabantwana bakhe, phakathi kuka-Israyeli.